Two members of a hunt group in West Norfolk have been convicted of illegal fox hunting after a pack of hounds entered a private garden and “pulled a fox to pieces” last year. Adam Egginton, 23, and Edward Bell, 31, both of Moor Lane in Necton, appeared at Great Yarmouth Magistrates’ Court today following a three-day trial. They were found guilty of hunting a wild mammal with dogs on February 8 and February 20, 2023, and were ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £1,700 each. The pair had denied the charges and were acquitted of two further charges of causing criminal damage and having dogs …
